***FDNY Presentations***
Alex Spektor, Director, Fire Alarm Inspection Unit
Will Clarify FDNY Bulletins
Steve Ertrachter, FDNY Public Certification Unit
Will Clarify T-97, S-97, W-26 Certificates
Fire Alarm Transmission Methods
Detailed NFPA Requirements
Qualification Requirements For Managed Facility Voice Networks
What Will Your Installation Require to be Code Compliant?
Presented by
John Drucker
- Fire Protection Subcode Official / Building / Fire / Electrical Inspector / Fire Investigator
at Borough of Red Bank - National Fire Incident Reporting System Coordinator at Middletown Township Fire Department
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NJ Licensed Building Inspector RCS, Fire Protection Inspector HHS, Electrical
Inspector ICS, Subcode and Construction Official. Lic. No. 001103
NJ Certified Fire Official / Fire Inspector / Fire Instructor. Cert No. 109566
NJ Licensed Housing Official / Housing Inspector.
NICET Certified Engineering Technician – Fire Alarm Systems.
NJ Licensed Electrical Contractor - EI3401405500
NJ Fire Instructor I, Incident Management II, Firefighter I
IAAI 80Hr Fire Investigator
- March 1993 – September 2001 Project Manager - Special Projects- World Trade Center NYC Responsible for Fire Detection & Evacuation Systems for North & South Towers, Northeast & Southeast Plaza Buildings, Concourse and Subgrades. Assigned to World Trade Department -Engineering Design Division (EDD) Port Authority of NY & NJ
Douglas C. Fortner - BS Electrical Engineering NYU 1971, MS Management
Brooklyn Polytechnic 1975, IEEE Lifetime Member – Military – Aerospace
battery project engineer Yardney Electric NY City (1962-71), Vice
President NIFE Inc. Industrial Ni-CD Battery power systems (1972 -78),
Co Founder and Vice President of Designed Power Systems – sale of
industrial battery based power systems (1978-84). From 1984 to present
part of family management team operating three firms ;
Advanced Power Technology, Inc. - www.advancedpowertech.net
(est 1984)-12 state area sales representative firm
Big City Sales Inc. - www.bigcitysalesinc.com
(est 1991) – Woman owned WBE specialty wholesaler marketing battery based power systems
Darby Group Inc. – www.darbygroup.net
( est 2001)- Marketing consulting and product development specialists
- General application needs in fire equipment for backup power
- Basic 24 VDC backup for fire alarm systems – how it can be defined and ways to specify upgraded systems for longer run times or added sensors and controls
- Ways to increase reliability of emergency backup DC system
- AC to AC Uninterruptible Power Systems for fire alarm – how to define requirements and what is available
- Emergency generator and engine driven fire pump electric starting systems – how to enhance starting reliability
- Emergency Power enhanced MTBF via ethernet monitoring. Predictive maintenance is the key- sensing and early warning of critical element malfunction where it can be corrected on scheduled maintenance
Please RSVP As Soon As Possible
The Memorandum of Understanding and application for the new FDNY S-97
Certificate of Fitness “Fire Alarm Systems Testing, Inspection, and Service
Technician ” is now available on the FDNY website in the Certificate of
Fitness area. READ the Memorandum of Understanding. The new COF will work
the same way as the “Approved Company Smoke Detector Certificate of
Operation ” COF does.
Within the next eighteen months, all technicians servicing fire alarms must be carded.
An approved company principal holding a NICET level II or above (as described in the Memorandum)
will be required to obtain an S97 COF to certify himself and the company. Once the Company has
been approved, technicians will then be required to be carded as well.
For those techs who only clean and test smoke detectors, the W26 is still sufficient.
The S-97 technician card will be linked to that company which provides proof of employment for
the applicant, similar to the smoke detector card. Individuals will not be eligible for an S-97.
Once a company principal has been carded, technicians must apply for the S-97 COF. If a
technician applies who already is certified NICET Level II or above, he/she will receive
an S-97 COF linked to the company. If a technician applies who is not NICET certified,
the tech will either have to complete NICET Level II or pass an FDNY exam (to be
developed within the next few months) within eighteen months after issuance to renew the COF.
An applicant not providing proof of employment from an approved company will not be carded by the FDNY.
This basis for this card is the requirement in the new fire code requiring that building owners
maintain their fire alarm systems in accordance with NFPA 72. The FDNY has agreed to cease
writing violations for “Technicians not NICET/ or Factory Trained”, allowing for the industry
to get their employees carded. Going forward, when a technician performs a test and inspection
or services a system in a building , he/she will be signing the log book with their card number.
The NYFAA is scheduling NICET training for May for those who may be interested. Karen has the list
of those who previously responded. We expect to keep the fee the same as last year. Applications
will be emailed out before the week’s end.
Please read the memorandum of understanding before sending questions.
If there any questions, please email them to “the office” info@nyfaa.org
To download the NICET Training Registration Form for May 2012, click here .